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Prison Corruption: The Problem And Some Potential Solutions, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Prison Corruption: The Problem And Some Potential Solutions, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)
Corruption occurs in the American prison system in a variety of forms. In the most basic version, correction officers accept bribes or sexual favors to smuggle weapons, drugs, or cell phones to inmates, or to provide inmates with other benefits. Other kinds of prison corruption can involve higher-level prison officials. For example, some prison officials have been implicated in pay-to-play schemes with private prisons. In other cases prison supervisors and administrators have been accused of covering up violations by correction officers or others within the prison, such as by shielding human rights abuses.
The Rikers Island Smuggling Bust, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
The Rikers Island Smuggling Bust, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)
Rikers Island is New York City’s primary jail complex, with a daily inmate population of approximately 10,000. The 400-acre complex consists of ten different jails that can hold up to 15,000 inmates in total. Rikers has come under criticism as a rise in violent attacks, between inmates and against corrections officers, has drawn public attention to perceived systemic corruption, abuses, and a culture of violence within the complex.